What is the internship
The internship in a company is a curricular training experience, student-led, in which the integration of knowledge, practice, and personal skills is fundamental.
As interns, students can grow professionally and personally, enriching their curriculum and improving career readiness.
Internship Specific Details
- Optional internship as a final examination option
- Minimum duration: 125 HOURS
- Number of credits awarded (ECTS): 5
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
Minimum duration: 6 months / 200 hours
Number of credits awarded (ECTS): 5
- OPTIONAL INTERNSHIP AS A FINAL EXAMINATION OPTION
Minimum duration: 125 HOURS
Number of credits awarded (ECTS): 5
Compulsory curricular internship for students of the DOUBLE DEGREE programme selected for the two-year period abroad:
- Minimum duration: 375 HOURS
- Number of credits awarded (ECTS): 15
- Obligation to use the internship report as a FINAL EXAMINATION 5 ECTS
- Evaluation of the final examination internship report: 0-4 points
Internship Tutor
Office hours
by appointment via M. Teams or in person at Office 664 - Palazzina di Giurisprudenza on the following days and times:
- Thursday from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
Contacts
- Email: enza.odorisio@unicatt.it
Office hours
in Office 571 - Palazzina di Economia on the following days and times:
- Tuesday 10.30 - 11.30
Contacts
- E-mail: elisabetta.amatucci@unicatt.it
How to activate the internship
For information on activating the internship, the student needs to fill out the "Internship Application" on BLACKBOARD in the Internship section of the respective degree programme.
At the same time, he/she will have to upload the related documents (curriculum vitae and certificate of exams taken with grades and dates).
Frequently Asked Questions
There are 3 types of internships:
- curricular internship with credits, compulsory or optional
- optional curricular internship without credits
- extracurricular internships for graduates. This type can be activated through Università Cattolica within 12 months of graduation.
To activate a curricular internship without credits in Italy, you must contact:
INTERNSHIP AND PLACEMENT OFFICE
Email: ser.stage-pc@unicatt.it
To activate an extracurricular internship in Italy, you must contact:
INTERNSHIP AND PLACEMENT OFFICE
Email: ser.stage-pc@unicatt.it
To activate a curricular internship without credits (0 CFU) or extracurricular internship abroad, you must contact:
UCSC International
Email: Desiree.Orlandini@unicatt.it
There are no particular constraints related to the interruption of the internship period. It is possible to interrupt it at any time, giving written justification as long as the minimum duration of the internship to obtain training credits is respected.
The participation allowance for the curricular internship is at the discretion of the host company.
The curricular internship activities with CFU, once all the obligations provided for by the internship regulations have been completed and fulfilled, i.e. collection by the internship tutor of the internship agenda, company evaluation questionnaire and attachment 8 (evaluation of the teacher on the internship report), must be recorded in the same way as the profit exams, by regularly registering for the exams on the established dates.
- Registration will not require physical presence, it is only mandatory to register for the exam within 4 days of the scheduled date;
- No convocation will be sent (teams or other);
- The assignment of the internship credits is displayed in the career.